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Household of James Patterson (born 1800, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Patterson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Patterson, born in 1800 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 grandchildren; Sarah An (born 1875 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and James Smith (born 1878 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1819 in Colne, Lancashire, England), James's Niece, Mary Ellen (born 1844 in Colne, Lancashire, England), James's Niece, Susannah (born 1861 in Colne, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1837 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Martha (born 1838 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, James (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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James Patterson's household

Male

James

Patterson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Patterson

Sister
Female

Mary Ellen

Patterson

Niece
Female

Susannah

Patterson

Niece
Female

Sarah An

Patterson

Grand Daughter
Male

James Smith

Patterson

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Buckley

Boarder
Female

Martha

Clegg

Boarder
Male

James

Clegg

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Patterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Patterson

Head

Widower

81

1800

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Patterson

Sister

Single

62

1819

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Patterson

Niece

Single

37

1844

Colne, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Patterson

Niece

Single

20

1861

Colne, Lancashire, England

Sarah An

Patterson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Colne, Lancashire, England

James Smith

Patterson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Buckley

Boarder

Widow

44

1837

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Clegg

Boarder

Married

43

1838

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Clegg

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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